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let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today. this and later this afternoon, the confirmation hearing for cia director nominee, john brennan, currently the counter-terrorism chief. >> good morning, everybody. we welcome secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey to testify about the department of defense's response to the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. temporary mission facility in benghazi, libya on september 11 and all of last year. the findings of its review following that attack, including
let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today....
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us priority to give us the preempt and allow us toraise dollars at the local level so we can invest. >> could be individual states to do that better in negotiation with at&t or sprint or verizon @? could we cut a better deal nationwide? >> you want to put the savings back into this structure. -- pricing structure. >> which then goes back to the fact we should have a governor on the panel.>> on behalf of my colleagues, territories are included. she said puerto rico was included. thank you. >> and puerto rico. rico. purteo rio >> thank you. [laughter]>> anything else? thank you very much. thank you for your comment. we should consider sending out another letter. this will be an issue in terms of maximizing the value of this and whether it becomes something that is intercepted by the governments, whether we actually have it so we can in chief-- achieve interoperability among our first responders. let's move into the next topic which is going to be the balance of this meeting. we're also joined from the governor of arizona and we think her work on these issues. -- by the governor of ariz
us priority to give us the preempt and allow us toraise dollars at the local level so we can invest. >> could be individual states to do that better in negotiation with at&t or sprint or verizon @? could we cut a better deal nationwide? >> you want to put the savings back into this structure. -- pricing structure. >> which then goes back to the fact we should have a governor on the panel.>> on behalf of my colleagues, territories are included. she said puerto rico...
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so they'd heard he made a about us. so we ultimately concluded an independent would hurt us. >> we had obama voters. >> ray. they were obama voters and people open to alternatives. but by the third person in their to split this republican for an alternative. >> matt, did you ever think there is going to be, forget larry johnson or ron paul, but just polarized that? >> i don't think i ever really thought about this seriously, but to the questioners question, that are paul was someone we took serious from the beginning of our primary read it to the day of her convention that we were fortunate. you know, dr. paul and his supporters are anybody who underestimates them to sit at their own peril. we were fortunate the government of a relationship. >> they had debated between the 2008 primary and the 2012 primary. i think they had debated 37 times together. i do want to speak for them, but he is a nice man, so we always took dr. paul seriously in the primary were very happy he stayed. >> you think without that personal relatio
so they'd heard he made a about us. so we ultimately concluded an independent would hurt us. >> we had obama voters. >> ray. they were obama voters and people open to alternatives. but by the third person in their to split this republican for an alternative. >> matt, did you ever think there is going to be, forget larry johnson or ron paul, but just polarized that? >> i don't think i ever really thought about this seriously, but to the questioners question, that are paul...
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they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that we are ready to work. we see what it means to work. under the leadership of our leader and then speaker nancy pelosi we work with president obama to make sure we turn -- we turn an economy that was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. we have turned it into a economy that has created 6 million jobs over the last three years. under the leadership of president obama and our leader nancy pelosi, we have helped 105 million americans who no longer have to fear if their child contracts diabetes or in an accident that they will run out of insurance before that child is ready t
they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that...
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here to tell us more is a reporter. thank you for talking with us. how unusual is it that the president's pick for defense secretary blocked at this stage of the game? guest: extraordinarily unusual. the senate make history in doing so. the most bizarre thing, the thing that is probably most frustrating to people watching is that former senator hagel is a former republican senator, and the reason why it was 58 votes is because harry reid switched his vote to no soap the senate can bring it back up again. you have a lot of republican senators who were saying last week that they did not want to see it go up in filibuster. at least it would be an up-down of the to be approved. there was no precedent to filibuster a choice like this. and the republicans decided they wanted to use this vote as a way to extract more information from the white house on issues like the terrorist attack in benghazi in september, and so they are committed to passing a goal when they come back. the way you are looking at it, it is a tedious exercise in delaying the inevitable.
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, don't want to use, shouldn't use, and can't afford. i invite my colleagues, especially those on the other side of the aisle, to join us in getting real and getting specific. there is a clear path forward that should command the support of republicans and democrats alike to achieve fiscal stability. let's rein in outrageous crop insurance abuses. don't fight health care reform. accelerate it. the work we are doing in oregon if applied nationally could save uple to $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. pay for the privilege of taking america's mineral wealth by reforming the mining act of 1872 and slash the fossilized nuclear weapons program. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. roybal-allard, for five minutes. without objection. ms. roybal-allard: mr. speaker, last week i introduced h.r. 498 to re-authorize the sober truth of preventive underage drinking act, better known as the stop act. the original stop act passed with bipartisan support in 2006. it was based on the recommendations of the
, don't want to use, shouldn't use, and can't afford. i invite my colleagues, especially those on the other side of the aisle, to join us in getting real and getting specific. there is a clear path forward that should command the support of republicans and democrats alike to achieve fiscal stability. let's rein in outrageous crop insurance abuses. don't fight health care reform. accelerate it. the work we are doing in oregon if applied nationally could save uple to $1.5 trillion over the next...
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>> it was so important for us. we knew that if we were going to win in florida, colorado, nevada, we had to have unique programs based on the type of voters in those states. we also had a lot of young people that were excited about the dream act. young people were highlighting what they believed and why they wanted the administration to act. as much as we had so much going for us to communicate to latinos, the dream act was hard for us. having that executive order, really brought, not just the community to the front a little bit more but young people. it took them thinking good thoughts on the president to taking action and supporting the president. ini'm only in july and i'm trouble because i want people to ask you guys question. i'm going to take a couple of more minutes on my questions then i want to mix in some of these students. you can start lining up on the microphone. when did you have your first meeting? >> april. >> with the governor. had you started before that? >> no. i had a list of candidates to get -
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once we started moving forces, nothing stopped us or slowed us. the only adapttation we thought about making was for a period of time we making was for a thougho be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> and you didn't know the situation with regard to the ambassador until hours later when, in fact, some libyans had come into that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that point unresponsive from smoke inhalation? >> that's right. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator, nelson. we are going to take a 10-minute recess. >> 3 1/2 hours from secretary panetta and general dempsey before the senate armed services committee. the committee is taking a 10-minute break and come back and wrap up. there are a number of senators including lindsay graham asking for a second round of question. a program advisory, we will continue to cover this hearing live and follow it on c-span.org . here in c-span at 2:30, we will go live to the sen
once we started moving forces, nothing stopped us or slowed us. the only adapttation we thought about making was for a period of time we making was for a thougho be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> and you didn't know the situation with regard to the ambassador until hours later when, in fact, some libyans had come into that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that...
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that is the choice before us. we have tried four times, and we are going to introduce a bill on behalf of the democratic caucus today in the house to keep fighting, and we should stay here, as the leader said, to get that done, rather than going away while that clock ticks down to march 1, which is the countdown to 750,000 jobs lost. our bill is entitled to a stop the sequester job loss now, and we hope we can get this bill taken up. >> thank you, mr. ranking member and mr. chairman. any questions? >> >> given what you think of the popularity, but do you consider a discharged position on this, and if you guys cannot get the sequester undone, would you favor a targeted waiver in sandy aid? >> we want to introduce this bill and hope it could be brought up, a discharge position -- petition is an option that we have. it takes a little more time than getting them, asking them to let us -- we could have brought this bill today on the floor. we will have a vote on it on the previous question, a procedural vote, not the v
that is the choice before us. we have tried four times, and we are going to introduce a bill on behalf of the democratic caucus today in the house to keep fighting, and we should stay here, as the leader said, to get that done, rather than going away while that clock ticks down to march 1, which is the countdown to 750,000 jobs lost. our bill is entitled to a stop the sequester job loss now, and we hope we can get this bill taken up. >> thank you, mr. ranking member and mr. chairman. any...
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bless us -- bless us this day and every day. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america planl i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -- i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 oneman minute requests. >> mr. speaker, it has been more than four years since the white house operated under a budget. it's not a coincidence that each of these four years has brought a trillion-dollar keff sit. tennesseans from frustrated over
bless us -- bless us this day and every day. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america planl i pledge allegiance to the flag of...
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this is the most commonly used gun. people compete to use it. handgun hunters use them. it is weather-resistant. simple to operate and maintain. >> forget the academics, what kind of bullhook -- bullets does it should? >> caliber 45. there are conversion kits for them. and less recoil. >> is this one poll, one shot? yes. you have to go through an atf background check to get this. it is more expensive. it takes several months to get approved by the atf. once approved, you get an atf stamp which allows you to own this type of firearm. >> tell us about the magazine. how much does it hold? >> and where from 10 rounds to 17 rounds, depending where it was produced. this is the 17-round magazine that we use in our rental guns. this model comes was 17-round capacity. another one has a 15-room capacity. and another one with a 10-round capacity. >> he will be talking to us throughout the morning. in a little bit, we will see these guns in action on the range. thank you. host: can you hear me? >> yes. host: when you ask mr. warner what his personal -- how many guns he owns and what
this is the most commonly used gun. people compete to use it. handgun hunters use them. it is weather-resistant. simple to operate and maintain. >> forget the academics, what kind of bullhook -- bullets does it should? >> caliber 45. there are conversion kits for them. and less recoil. >> is this one poll, one shot? yes. you have to go through an atf background check to get this. it is more expensive. it takes several months to get approved by the atf. once approved, you get...
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let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need some how not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our f.d.i in the country has trailed a lot of other places in the world. some of it is education training. there are systems of competitiveness. we know what they are. it is trying to get more of a window on that. it also helps -- the president of the united states says i want people to invest in the united states. i want to create a manufacturing. that is helpful. >> let me ask you about the policy debate. there is no need to be usually excuses -- exclusion. on the democratic side, you have an emphasis on all of government. obama t as a senate for manufactur
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form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al qaeda is being defeated. they know not of what they speak. the idea that al qaeda is being defeated is helping recruit others who are radical jihadists, because they are able to point to a united states administration that is so blind and so uninformed of what really is going on that they think al qaeda's on the decline when radical jihad is on its way up. the drone technique of killing american citizens and killing radical jihadists is apparently felt by this administration to be a very advanced and practical approach. well, it does avoid putting americans at risk right now, with you those sam
form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al...
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the have been used and are being used and in many settings. they are being used it as a people who work with another reliable uno by express their reliable. that is one of the central problems we have with the argument on the other side. this court should distrust the reliability of the dogs. >> can i understand your argument? suppose the government comes and says the stock has been through training and the hanna has been to training. this is a case, this is never quite to come up when they dug a luster narcotics carrot it will only come up in a case like this where the dog ... narcotics. there is something else that is found a. the person ends up being criminally prosecuted. so, the government comes in the and it says the dog has been trained. can the criminal defendant at that point for the hammer and say, how has to be trained? what is the training the dog was used and how does the dog used in training? " something the defendant can call the havilah and can ask the questions. a baby court to order call it off. did they use the sent imprinti
the have been used and are being used and in many settings. they are being used it as a people who work with another reliable uno by express their reliable. that is one of the central problems we have with the argument on the other side. this court should distrust the reliability of the dogs. >> can i understand your argument? suppose the government comes and says the stock has been through training and the hanna has been to training. this is a case, this is never quite to come up when...
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and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 31, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 325. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pu
and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with...
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let us not forget, mr. speaker, that it was republican hostage taking, the debt limit, in the 2011 that brought about the budget control act which created the sequester. speaker boehner himself after the deal creating the squerser -- sequester said, and i quote, about the budget control act, which included the sequester which faces us at the end of this month, when you look at this final agreement, he said, that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. now, let me again stress, many of us voted for this. for the past two years, however, the republican majority in this house has had our country lurching from one fiscal crisis to another. repeatedly, they've threatened to default on our obligations, slash spending in a meat ax way. they've undermined my view the growth of our economy and jobs and that's the view of c.b.o. as well, and they've put in question our commitment to investing in our defense and in job creation. in short, the republican majority, mr. speaker, in my opinion, in thi
let us not forget, mr. speaker, that it was republican hostage taking, the debt limit, in the 2011 that brought about the budget control act which created the sequester. speaker boehner himself after the deal creating the squerser -- sequester said, and i quote, about the budget control act, which included the sequester which faces us at the end of this month, when you look at this final agreement, he said, that we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. now, let me again...
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it allows us to use technology. that is incredibly powerful. that's overall what you want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology so that all the complication lies underneath. there is that thin layer that you interact with. one of the reasons why voice recognition has taken off to the degree that is has and why siri is something that is so interesting for people. you can just say what you are thinking and transcribe an e- mail or a text or a search. now there is this whole set of technology and supercomputers that with your voice, you canyou can have it do what you want them to do. >> is that to say that a level of curation, something akin to a wall garden, may be necessary? >> i think there is a clear tension there. i do think that the application systems that exist in i.o.s. and in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. i do not think it is such a bad thing because it has raised users' expectations for design. people used to not think about design or appreciate it that much. when you see something that is beautifu
it allows us to use technology. that is incredibly powerful. that's overall what you want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology so that all the complication lies underneath. there is that thin layer that you interact with. one of the reasons why voice recognition has taken off to the degree that is has and why siri is something that is so interesting for people. you can just say what you are thinking and transcribe an e- mail or a text or a search. now there is this whole...
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pascrell: i wouldn't use the two words you used. i would use the word demeaning. we have demeaned our staff, which are not included in this, i understand that, but you want to know something? those unemployment figures for the last six years would be so different if we haven't -- hadn't laid off those very same federal employees who you are now deciding that a half a percent take away from them at this particular time and for some crazy idea that you give the money to the agency to do with it what it wishes. i don't think you meant that, really. i don't think you meant that at all. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm very pleased at this time to yield two minutes to my good friend, the distinguished the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jac
pascrell: i wouldn't use the two words you used. i would use the word demeaning. we have demeaned our staff, which are not included in this, i understand that, but you want to know something? those unemployment figures for the last six years would be so different if we haven't -- hadn't laid off those very same federal employees who you are now deciding that a half a percent take away from them at this particular time and for some crazy idea that you give the money to the agency to do with it...
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chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, thank you for giving us another day. be with each of us that we might be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. be with the members of this people's house in their work and deliberations this day, that they might merit the trust of the american people and manifest the strength of our democracy to the nations of the world. without you, o lord, we can do nothing. with you and in you we can establish a world of peace, goodness and justice now and into the future. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. th
chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, thank you for giving us another day. be with each of us that we might be our very best and prove ourselves worthy of your love and your grace. be with the members of this people's house in their work and deliberations this day, that they might merit the trust of the american people and manifest the strength of our democracy to the nations of the world. without you, o lord, we can do nothing. with you and in you we can establish a world of peace,...